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  What's it like?

  by Jerohobobonadad in

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  hello all.. i have always wondered what feelings people have in the hours/minutes prior to getting baptised, the seconds immediately afterwards and then the first few hours thereafter?.

  i've never done it, but it seems like it would be a real head f-!.

  anyone willing to share their experiences?.

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  I've never done it, but it seems like it would be a real head f-!

  You said it -

  ....... and it f@$ks with your head for a long time thereafter.
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  WT PUBLICATIONS INUNUSUAL PLACES

  by badboy in

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  while visiting a community furniture project,i saw man's search for god among items for sale.. know of any unusual places that had wt publications?

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  I have seen dub lit as part of the 'staged decor' in model homes for viewing, laying on dressers and nightstands - (lots of dubs around my area clean model homes and no doubt stuck 'em in there, counting them of course as placements.)

  and also as 'antique look' decor on shelving in restaurants, like Marie Callendar's and Applebee's.

  ......also, in the gutter.
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  I have trust issues , but what do you think about this ....

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the reverend down the street has made friends with my son ...... yesterday we came down hard on our 18 yr old son because he has not gotten a job since graduation , and can not pay for his share of the cell phone or car insurance .

  so we took these privileges away until he can pay .

  well he must of went over to the rev's last night and the guy offered to give him $100.

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  "Some people would see them as risk-takers,

  but to not pursue your dreams,

  that would be the greatest risk of all."

  (unknown author)

  JW's were the dashers of hopes and dreams.

  I wish your son the best as he follows his interests.
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  Anxiety symptoms

  by Silvia Plath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ever since i stopped my study i have gotten completely depressed, unable to sleep, i really depended on my study group to keep me sane and give me purpose but now my bi-polar symptoms have come back with a vengeance.

  i thought about going to another church because ruminuating on a creator did help me sleep at night and now i have not slept for four days.

  i never realized how much i was becoming dependent on the religious structure.

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  In addition to the suggestions already given,

  I highly recommend reading the book:

  WHEN GOD BECOMES A DRUG, BREAKING THE CHAINS OF RELIGIOUS ADDICTION AND ABUSE, by Leo Booth

  Wishing you better days,

  4JWY
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  I need some updated information

  by divejunkie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you know i'm a fader.

  i've been out for several years now.

  all of our family except for one of my brothers and one of my husband's brothers are jw's.

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  Divejunkie:

  For your listening pleasure (?) :

  Link to the entire dickit convention program -

  http://www.evanjhoush.com/wtb&ts/2006/deliverance.at.hand.district.convention/
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  PLEASE HELP ME

  by helpme222 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am 16 years old and i was raised as a jehovah's witness, but i want out.

  the whole society is based on brainwashing, propaganda and greed.

  my parents are so brainwashed about it that when i told her thnta i didn't want to be part of this religion anymore, she cried.

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  (((helpme222)))

  Don't give up - be your own self - listen to your own intuition and be proud to use your own brain.

  On a clear day, you can see forever......remember, compared to you, your jw parents have had many days clouded with brainwashing. I had 42 years worth being raised as a jw - but now my brain has been washed clean! (...to use their thought...)

  My teen son, raised as a jw like you, was in great pain and I couldn't believe that there would be any "god/organization/way of life" that would expect/demand a parent to become so heartsick to see their child use their own brain in a way that wasn't identical to them. (ie: crying moms)

  Well, I wasn't gonna cry over seeing him THINK differently, and to reverse a "platform experience" :

  As a result of allowing him, while still a minor in our home, to THINK, his dad and I and brother all started to THINK and be honest with one another and have all walked away from the cult - hand in hand with him. He was the cause of US activatating our brains and the joy i now have as a parent, observing him enjoying life and being the person he always was, hidden from view, is indescribeable. May your mom one day know that same joy.

  Appeal to her womanly sensibilities in whatever way you can. Be loving and kind in explaining your thoughts. How can a mom resist that?

  **** Find a copy of the 8-8-88 AWAKE and share the articles with your folks on one CHOOSING their own religion vs. CHANCE of being born into one. ***

  I would suggest too, in addition to all the great folks you will meet here at JWD, that you talk to a school counselor, and/or, find in the community some resources for teens that often offer no cost counseling and/or mental health care and get professional help, particularly if you are feeling depressed or overwhelmed.

  If you'd ever like to talk more, feel free to pm me and my family.

  4JWY

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  Happy 4th of July ye Americans!!!!

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  2. friends

  ok one of the things that my husband kept asking as i was trying desperately to do my fade thing was.... .

  indeed when he told his coworkers what was going on with me they would ask... .

  the freedom that they tell you you have is conditional.

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  Yes, it will be a very HAPPY INDEPENDENT THINKING DAY for us all !!

  Cheers!

  4JWY & family
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  4th of July

  by seahart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  happy independance day!!!!

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  i just made my reservations at the emergency room, so i won't be stuck in the lobby for hours listening to all that crying and whining.

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  ....HAPPY INDEPENDENT THINKING DAY!
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  Did you make life altering decisions because of 1975?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had extended family members, both with families of 7, abandon good jobs and homes in the suburbs of chicago.

  they moved to the wild outskirts of 2 separate states to protect their families from armageddon.

  they both waited for 20 years, wound up financially destitute and finally had to move and depend on other family members to recover.. it would be interesting to read the stories from those of you who went through this time period as a jw.. r.

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  Living in a small apartment with my parents, because it just wasn't right to be buying houses in those days...........in 1975, with Armageddon imminent, my dad decided we had to move 3000 miles, from one coast to the other, of the U.S., so that our whole family would all be living in the same area when the "Big Show" came down.
  

  
  
  My mother was made to sell almost everything we owned since dad convinced her that all the silver and gold and possessions were going to be thrown into the streets anyway. Mom gave away precious antiques and anything that would take up space in the '65 Chevy pickup. (Years later expressing her regret over it........)
  

  
  
  People in our congregation were buying new cars, like 240 Z's, since, "hey, we won't have to pay for them anyway!!" The end is coming!
  

  
  
  I knew that I was gonna be bird food, so, I was a sun worshipper, reveling at the poolside, since I would be dead before I would get skin cancer anyway. Or, if by chance I survived, my skin would be perfect forever. Ha! Joke's on me now
  

  
  
  ......almost 30 years later........when the END hadn't come YET............my dad, ever anxious for that "Big Show".....made an exit on his own accord. The only thing he still had control over, while overcome with WTS anxiety, was his death.
  

  
  
  Fortunately, I chose an exit from the CULT, not from life itself.
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  Are there any funny stories in the bible?

  by ballistic in

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  i posted on a thread earlier that i'm sure jesus had a sense of humour.. i clicked submit post.. then i thought, yeah i'm sure he did but he didn't tell any jokes did he?

  in fact i can't think of anything funny in the whole bible.. here's your chance to post a bible story that gets you roaring with laughter...

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  It was interesting to hear on the " Gospel of Judas " program last night on the National Geographic Channel that part of what was found in this Gospel of Judas writing was that Jesus DID actually laugh. As a matter of fact, it is written in that manuscript that he LAUGHED at the time of offering prayer over the bread and wine!

  A new twist for those attending the Memorial this week - laughter in imitation of Jesus.